Special Bring Your Own Chair Classic

Girlfriends (1978)

Hoezo in KINO

Claudia Weill’s energetic shoestring budget indie about a young photographer finding her way in New York has been an inspiration to many. From Greta Gerwig’s Hannah to Lena Dunham’s Girls (Weill even directed an episode of the HBO hit in 2013), this casual and authentic piece of hangout cinema set a template for later generations with its natural flowing dialogue and lived-in locations, presented in a great digital restoration and one of our personal favorite discoveries for this retrospective. English language without subtitles.

Credits

Regie
Claudia Weill
Cast
Melanie Mayron, Eli Wallach, Anita Skinner
Genre
indie, comedy, drama
Speelduur
88 minuten
Land
VS
Taal
English
Ondertiteling
Geen

Storyline

A photographer and her best friend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels hurt and has to learn how to deal with living alone.